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Gosnold

Gosnold proper noun: a surname from Old English.

Proper noun

Gosnold (countable and uncountable, plural Gosnolds)

  1. A surname from Old English.
  2. A town in Dukes County, Massachusetts, coextensive with the Elizabeth Islands; named after English explorer Bartholomew Gosnold.

Forms of Gosnold

pluralGosnolds

Origin of Gosnold

Possibly from a locality called Gosenwold, from Old English gōs (“goose”) + Middle English wold (“plain”).

Questions about Gosnold

What does Gosnold mean?
Gosnold means a surname from Old English.
What part of speech is Gosnold?
Gosnold is a proper noun.

Words near Gosnold in the dictionary

  1. goslins
  2. Gosnell
  3. Gosnells
  4. Gosney
  5. Gosneys
  6. Gosnold
  7. Gosnolds
  8. gospel
  9. gospel bird
  10. gospel birds
  11. gospel blues

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